Awhile back now, I started my credit card series which was going to lay out my travel hacking progression so that others could follow my thought process with my credit card selections. Well this plan was placed on the back burner as other articles took precedent but I think it’s about time to bring it back. Recap So let’s recap my credit card journey up to this point. I started out my credit card hacking journey like anyone else, clueless and a little fearful of credit cards. So like many people, I made some credit card mistakes and ended up with a call from a collection officer. Not a good…
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How to Handle a Stock Market Crash: A Complete Guide
Do Nothing. I guess I will expand a little bit more. But the above is the best advice you are going to find on the internet, I promise you that. And with far less words, but if you insist on reading on we can break down this sound advice further. I previously had another article planned for this week, but in light of this week’s stock market drop/”dooms day” I pivoted to an article that I have been wanting to write for awhile now. Market Fear For reference, on Monday there was a large dip in the the stock market. The Dow Jones which is an index that tracks the…
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Keeping Up With Continuing Education as a Traveler
As a healthcare provider, most of us know the requirements to maintain our license in each state. This varies state to state and profession to profession but for the most part it is a given you will need to keep up with some form of continuing education or another. So it makes it very important to stay up to date on your education credits so you don’t risk putting your professional license in jeopardy. It can be a hassle at times, but it is also very important as it keeps our health professionals up to date with the most current education and research. Most companies/hospitals (although this too is fading),…
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5 Ways to Cut Your Grocery Bill
As a physical therapist and overall health advocate, general fitness and well-being is a priority in my life. When I set out on this journey towards financial independence, even before I knew what I was doing, I put healthy lifestyle as a category that I wouldn’t skimp on. So this includes grocery shopping. This year, accounting for primarily just myself, I was able to keep my grocery bill at around $215 per month while eating primarily fresh produce and meat. Yes, every now and then I too mix in some processed cheap foods (peanut butter and Jalapeno kettle chips are my vice) but I primarily shop in the perishable food…
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Make Between 50 – 100% More Money Out of School with Traveling Healthcare
As it is the time of the year in which the winter new grad therapists are taking (and passing!) their boards, I feel that it’s the perfect time to again share how beneficial traveling right out of school can be for paying back your loans, building your net worth, improving your skills, and seeing the country. Every year I put together my financial summary which is a post that I create outlining my financial growth for the year. And every year I am astonished by how much traveling therapy has affected my ability to maximize my income as a new practitioner. In just 2 years of traveling therapy, I have…
